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Show Lakeside Tteiieu, March 19, 19H1, Page Strong Feelings, Little Knowledge About Government a curious inconsistency. schools However, the largest majority on the survey, 89 per cent, believed that the decisions of the Supreme Court have had an impact in the schools. A 150 . The survey was part of a project for a graduate teacher education - seminar conducted at Weber State College by Professor Don Sharpes in a study of federal education policies ' . and programs. The survey form was designed and all seconanalyzed by the class dary school teachers pursuing a masters degree. Answers to questions on the form were also written in booklet format from the U.S. Constitution. The booklet was distributed to all who responded to the questionnaire. Most of the respondents, . 55 per two-thir- U.S. Congress: Although 64 per cent agreed that the U.S. Congress has the right to pass education laws (11 per cent were uncertain), 32 per cent believed that Congress has d its constitutional limits by appropriating tax money for federal education purposes. Twenty-si- x per cent were uncertain on this question. over-steppe- According to the Constitution: The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes ... to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and the general welfare of the United States. (Article I, Section 8) The President: 74 per cent that the President of the U.S. constitutional right to veto Congress. And 57 per cent The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in San Antonio v. Rodriquez (1973) that education, unlike freedom of speech and religion for example, is not a for schools. right protected by the Constitution. However, educational rights may be protected by state laws and privileges. Over 74 per cent confused the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution, believing that all men are created equal had the force of law. The Fourteenth Amendment does protect individual rights of due process and equal ' protection under the laws. Individuals also have rights . Moreover, 70 per cent agreed correctly with the statement that the U.S. Supreme Court does not have the right to revise the Constitution. In point of fact, this can only be accomplished by the amendment process, a joint action by both the Congress and the states by a majority. cent, erroneously believed that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a person the right to an education. Although most other national in the world have such a provision, the U.S. Constitution does not even mention education. protected from federal government intrusion by the first 10 amendments, the Bill of Rights. A summary follows of some of the more significant findings from the survey: U.S. Supreme Court: Although 69 per cent of the respondents believed that the U.Si Supreme Court had the constitutional right to interpret the Constitution regarding education, 53 per cent did not agree that this jurisdiction extended into the public agreed has the acts SCHUFT Staff Writer Not many people CLEARFIELD are as dedicated to their occupation as Arlene Werre, pool manager at the Clearfield Recreation Center. Her day begins at 4:30 a.m. six days a week, and five of those days she doesnt leave the pool until 3 or 4 in the afternoon. She then often has book work and banking to finish before ending her day and turning toward home. The last 18 years have found Mrs. Werre at the recreation center pool instructing at various swimming ability By ... Local educators teachers, have administrators, and parents strong feelings and definite opinions about the role of the federal government in local school education. survey this winter of more than educators revealed, however, that a majority are not , always aware of what the U.S. Constitution does or does not guarantee for individuals, or what the actual powers of the three branches of federal government are. 9k LUCINDA M. levels and helping adjust to the water. devised a number of d io help the beginner get over the fear of water, and her latest adventure has been adapting these teaching methods to an exercise class for senior citizens. A resident of Sunset, Mrs. Werre said involvement in the swimming world came about accidentally. She never learned to swim as a youth and didnt bother letting her children learn to swim when they were young. A family vacation changed all that. She and her husband left on a vacation in Nevada following her completion of a cosmotology course she had entered when all of her children started school. She said while on the trip the family stopped for a night at a motel with a swimming pool and naturally her children wanted to try it out. She said unfortunately the children did not realize there were deep and shallow ends in the pool and proceeded She has techniques 30-ye- ar white-knuckle- to run right out and jump into the deep end. The children couldnt swim and had to be rescued by the lifeguard. As soon as they returned home Mrs. Werre said she enrolled them in swimming lessons. At that time they had free classes for adults if they would help with the childrens classes, Mrs. Werre said. That was the beginning and shes stuck with it ever since. She is now certified through the American Red Cross to instruct in a number of different classes which include water safety, handicapped swimming and cardiol pulmonary I think Ive resuscitation, (CPR). taken about everything the Red Cross has to offer, she said. One area she has become very interested in is the involvement of the handicapped and senior citizens in the centers swimming program. Her interest started several years ago when she was seeking methods of helping some beginners get over their fear of the water. She started experimenting with some simple exercises in the water to get the beginners minds off the water and relax. With the beginners she soon started having them dance and eventually worked in some basic swimming strokes. She said they forgot their fears and were having so much fun. In no time they were swimming. That got her thinking about other applications of the water exercises and she began testing some ideas. She said she found in the ex perimenting that a number of land exercises could be adapted, with a few changes, to the water. She said the water exercises have been really good for the handicapped individuals because the water tends to compensate for their handicaps, and they all become equal. She has a number of handicapped youths who come to the center and said the Monte Vista School brings a group of students every week. She cited one youth in this group who has a very difficult time walking. It takes 15 or 20 minutes for him to get from the dressing room to the pool, she said, but once hes in the water he takes right off. You cant imagine the sense of accomplishment it gives them, she said. Her most recent venture in water exercise has been with the senior citizens. She started the project when several senior citizens were complaining about how flabby their bodies were becoming. She said she thought the water exercises would be good for the seniors because of the waters tendancy to support the body. It would be ideal because it would not strain the joints like normal land exercise can do. She has started a program with the senior citizens Heritage Center in Clearfield and has over 30 people enrolled in the two months its been going. She said the group exercise plan did not work because of the varying V - . - 15 1 ! schedules the seniors show Up, so Ishe works with any of them who would like to exercise on an individual basis. She said the water tends to have additional benefits for those with arthritis. It helps ease the pain by resting the joints, and the water acts as a massage on the body tissues. Those with more severe pain will even go and put the really troubled areas next to a pool inlet where water is coming in under pressure for additional massaging. Mrs. Werre has also started a womens water exercise group.! She said the water exercise wont make you lose weight, but it will make you firm up and lose inches. The only real danger Mrs. Werre could see with the swimming exercises was that of ear infections, and that could be prevented. ;She tells people to take a solution of half alcohol and half vinegar and put one drop in each ear after swimming and infection is prevented. Exercises popular in the water include jogging in chest high water, doing exaggerated leg kicks with a kick board or holding on to the pool edge, and different types of dancing. Recently Mrs. Werre said she has also had a number of back patients referred to her for the water exercising by physicians and physical therapists. She said the water exercises are also good because they can be enjoyed by both the swimmer and Women dont even have to get their hair wet. of agreed cannot he that automatically eliminate funds appropriated by Congress intended correctly : The President cannot even postpone the spending of apwithout money propriated congressional approval. The Act appropriating federal money, unless vetoes the President it, automatically becomes law in 45 days even without his signature. And the President is Sworn that the laws be faithfully executed. "... School Funds and Management: Does the federal government interfere in local school policymaking? Sixty-eigper cent of the respondents said that it does. A convincing majority agreed that both the federal and local government money intended for schools. Forty-nin- e per cent believed that a loss of federal education funds, on the other hand, would mean a decrease in the quality of education. Seventy-tw- o per cent believed that the federal government should send tax dollars directly to the states of distribution. Only 35 per cent felt that such funds should go directly to. local schools. . mis-mana- MEMBERS OF the Weber County Hospital Auxiliary examine items donated for the auxiliarys annual rummage sale. The rummage sale will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the hospital auditorium. Pictured are Norma Warren, president of the auxiliary: Beth Woods, rummage sale; and Frances Burdick, of the if' |